BIO

Jemma Kepner (she/they) is a Lighting Technician, Designer, and Programmer raised and based in Massachusetts, whose work ranges from theatre, to dance, events, and installation. Jemma's central ethos to her work is that "Diamonds are found in the rough" mounting a scrappy approach to create beautiful designs even within finite resources and containers while advocating for lighting's due wherever and whenever she can.

Jemma is happiest when bringing lighting designers' visions to life, even when they are her own, and finding creativity within technical: whether it's circuit mapping or wiring practicals. She works mainly as a Master Electrician and Lighting Programmer, and finds joy in interfacing with designers of all crafts and production teams to create a product that people can be proud of. 

Jemma is a recurring Lighting Technician for Nightwood: A Fantastical Journey Through Sound & Light  through Clerestory Light at The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home and frequently designs at Five College Dance.

Recent professional credits have spanned Master Electrician for Galileo's Daughter at WAM Theatre Company, Lighting Designer & Technician for Antigone at The Barn at Lee's debut public production, Season Master Electrician & Programmer for Silverthorne Theater Company, Follow Spot Operator at The Huntington for their season-opener, Prayer for a French Republic,  Head Electrician for Cabaret at Barrington Stage Company, to Electrician and Follow Spot Operator for multiple shows at the Weston Theater Company, to Lighting Designer for a touring new cabaret musical, My Evil Twin, directed by Ron Bashford, written by Harley Erdman, composed by Eric Sawyer.

Jemma has a Bachelor's in Theater, focusing on Design, Technology & Management, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, received in 2023.

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Headshot by Aishah Tolentino